Définition de desolate - Dictionnaire anglais Reverso
Adjectif
1.
placeempty and without people or life
- The desolate town was eerily silent.
2.
abandonedshowing the effects of abandonment and neglect
- The desolate building stood as a reminder of the area's past prosperity..
3.
emotionfeeling very sad and alone
- She felt desolate after the breakup.
4.
landscapeRare barren and lacking vegetationRare
- The desolate desert stretched for miles.
Verbe
1.
destroy placecause extensive destruction or make a place bleakly empty
- The war desolated the once lively city.
2.
emotionRare make someone feel very lonely and unhappyRare
- His departure desolated her, filling her days with loneliness..
3.
abandonmentRare abandon or forsake someone or somethingRare
- He desolated his responsibilities and left the team.
Origine de desolate
Latin, desolatus (abandoned)
Termes dont la définition inclut desolate
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isolation
desolate and lifeless
landscape
unfrequented and desolate place
nature
desolate area untouched by civilization
desolate place
land where nothing grows and nobody lives
environment
desolate and exposed to harsh conditions
isolate
leave someone isolated in a desolate place, especially an island
isolated place
desolate or remote
environment
more bare or desolate
desolate country
wild, desolate, or uninhabitable country
isolation
desolate and remote, lacking life or activity
geography
remote and desolate location lacking appeal
geography
desolate or devastated landscape
landscape
more barren or desolate
wilderness
desolate or uninhabited region
desolately
in a way that appears cold or desolate
landscape
barren or desolate landscape
emotion
emotionally desolate or cheerless
desolate
resembling a ghost town in emptiness or abandonment
desolate
abandoned or forsaken
desolate
having no people or inhabitants
Exemples de desolate dans une phrase
A desolate beach greeted them at dawn. The desolate streets echoed with silence. A desolate playground lay forgotten at the edge of town. He felt desolate after losing his job. The desolate child sat alone on the playground. The desolate landscape was hauntingly beautiful.
They traveled through a desolate wasteland. Storms desolated the coastal villages last winter. Looters desolated the marketplace overnight. The news desolated him, leaving him in despair. The loss of her pet desolated her completely. She desolated her dreams and moved on. The company desolated its old values for profit.
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- Français:désert, dévaste, ...
- Allemand:verlassen, verwüsten, ...
- Italien:desolato, devastare, ...
- Espagnol:desolado, desolar, ...
- Portugais:desolado, devastar, ...
- Chinois:荒凉的, 使荒芜, ...
- Japonais:荒涼とした, 荒廃させる, ...
- Arabe:مُوحِش, دَمَّرَ, ...
- Hébreu:שׁוֹמֵם, לְהַחֲרִיב, ...
- Russe:пустынный, опустошать, ...
- Ukrainien:пустельний, спустошувати, ...
- Hindi:निर्जन, सूखा देना, ...
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